The Millennium School, Mathura

Session 2024-25
Worksheet

Subject: Physics(Current electricity )

Class-X

(MCQ)
1. The amount of work done in joules, when one unit electric charge moves from one point
to another point in an electric circuit is called :
A. Electric current B. Electric resistance C. Electric conductance D. Potential difference
2. The obstruction offered by material of conductor to the passage of electric current is
known as :
A. Resistance B. Conductance C. Inductance D. None of these
3. Which of the given statements is not true, regarding the electrical set-up for the
verification of Ohm’s law:
A. The voltmeter is connected in parallel with the known resistance
B. The ammeter is connected in series circuit
C. The rheostat can only increase the resistance in electric circuit
D. The single key is used to switch on/off the electric circuit
4. A voltmeter is used to find p.d. in any electrical circuit which of the statement given
below is true :
A. A voltmeter is a high resistance instrument and is connected in series circuit
B. A voltmeter is a low resistance instrument and is connected in series circuit
C. A voltmeter is a high resistance instrument and is connected in parallel circuit
D. A voltmeter is a low resistance instrument and is connected in series circuit
5. A battery of 12V is connected in series with resistors of 0.2 ohm, 0.3 ohm, 0.4 ohm, 0.5
ohm and 12 ohm. How much current would flow through the 0.3 ohm resistor?
A. 0.895A B. 1.11A C. 0.5A D. None of these
6. On which of the given resistance does not depend :
A. Length of conductor B. Area of cross-section C. Temperature D. Density

7. How the charge will flow?

A. By heating them B. By applying potential difference C. Both D. None of these

8. If length of a conductor and it’s radius is increased twice, how the resistance will change?
A. Resistance will remain unchanged
B. Resistance increase twice
C. Resistance will become half
D. Resistance will increase 4 times
9. The potential difference applied is directly proportional to current only if
A. Always
B. Never
C. Sometimes
D. When temperature is constant
10. There is wire of length I and cross section A. Which of the given have least resistance?
A. Length doubled, Area halved
B. Length tripled, Area doubled
C. Length halved, Area doubled
D. The original wire

(2-marks)
11. Define one ampere?
12. A student plots V-I graphs for three samples of nichrome wire with resistances R 1,
R2 and R3. Write the relationship between three resistances as shown in graph.

13. V-I graph for a nichrome wire is given below. What do you infer from this graph? Draw a
labelled circuit diagram to obtain such a graph. (2020)

14. Study the V-I graph for a resistor as shown in the figure and prepare a table showing the
values of I (in amperes) corresponding to four different values V (in volts). Find the value
of current for V = 10 volts. How can we determine the resistance of the resistor from
this graph? (Board Term I, 2016)

15. State Ohm’s law. Draw a labelled circuit diagram to verify this law in the laboratory. If
you draw a graph between the potential difference and current flowing through a
metallic conductor, what kind of curve will you get? Explain how would you use this
graph to determine the resistance of the conductor.
( 3-marks)
16. Two metallic wires A and B are connected in second wire A has length l and radius r, while wire B has
length 2l and radius 2r. Find the ratio of total resistance of series combination and the resistance of
wire A, if both the wires are of same material?
17. Should the heating element of an electric iron be made of iron, silver or nichrome wire? Justify giving
three reasons?
18. (a) Define electric resistance of a conductor?
(b)A wire of length L and resistance R is stretched so that its length is double and the area of cross
section is halved. How will its
(i) resistance change
(ii) resistivity change?
19. Two resistor of resistance R and 2R are connected in parallel in an electric circuit. Calculate the ratio
of the electric power consumed by R and 2R?
20. The length of different metallic wires but of same area of cross section and made of the same
material are given below

(i) Out of these two wires which wire has higher resistance.
(ii) Which wire has higher electrical Resistivity? Justify your answer.
Case study based questions:
Read the following and answer the questions from (i) to (v) given below:

21. The electrical energy consumed by an electrical appliance is given by the product of
its power rating and the time for which it is used. The SI unit of electrical energy is
Joule (as shown in figure).

Actually, Joule represents a very small quantity of energy and therefore it is inconvenient to
use where a large quantity of energy is involved.
(i) The SI unit of electric energy per unit time is
(a) joule
(b) joule-second
(c) watt
(d) watt-second

(ii) Kilowatt-hour is equal to

(a) 3.6 ×104 J
(b) 3.6 ×106 J
(c) 36 ×106 J
(d) 36 ×104 J

(iii) The energy dissipated by the heater is E. When the time of operating the
heater is doubled, the energy dissipated is
(a) doubled
(b) half
(c) remains same
(d) four times

(iv) The power of a lamp is 60 W. The energy consumed in 1 minute is

(a) 360 J
(b) 36 J
(c) 3600 J
(d) 3.6 J

(v) Calculate the energy transformed by a 5 A current flowing through a

resistor of 2 Ω for 30 minutes.
(a) 40 kJ
(b) 60 kJ
(c) 10 kJ
(d) 90 kJ

22. When electric current flows through the circuit this electrical energy is used in two ways, some part is used
for doing work and remaining may be expended in the form of heat. We can see, in mixers after using it for long
time it become more hot, fans also become hot after continuous use. This type of effect of electric current is
called as heating effect of electric current. If I is the current flowing through the circuit then the amount of heat
dissipated in that resistor will be H = VIt
This effect was discovered by Joule, hence it is called as Joule’s law of heating.
Also, we can write, H = I2Rt
Thus, heat produced is directly proportional to the square of the electric current, directly proportional to the
resistance of the resistor and the time for which electric current flows through the circuit. This heating effect is
used in many applications. The heating effect is also used for producing light. In case of electric bulb, the
filament produces more heat energy which is emitted in the form of light. And hence filament are made from
tungsten which is having high melting point.

In case of electric circuit, this heating effect is used to protect the electric circuit from damage.
The rate of doing work or rate of consumption of energy is called as power. Here, the rate at which electric
energy dissipated or consumed in an electric circuit is called as electric power. And it is given by P= VI
The SI unit of electric power is watt.
Questions:
1) What is the SI unit of electric energy?
2) How heating effect works to protect electric circuit?
3) 1KW h = ?
4) If a bulb is working at a voltage of 200V and the current is 1A then what is the power of the bulb?
Numericals:

23.Find the total resistance between point A and B.

24.Find the current and voltage in each resistors,as shown in figure.

25. Find the current in bulb as shown in circuit diagram.